Newborn Kitten Sneezing Milk

Joop s little silver persian boy is 2 days old and needs to be hand fed.

Newborn kitten sneezing milk. But i took him in. Joop seems to have plenty of milk because the other kittens are nursing and gaining. My kitten is sneezing that is one of the most common complaints of people with new kittens. Frequent sneezing in a newborn could be one sign of a respiratory infection.

The kitten must be allowed to suck for himself. I found him outside in the rain his mother must of left him maybe because he was the runt of the group. If the energy density of the lacto alternative is too low we will have to increase the number of shots given. Do not give cow s milk to the kittens because it is too hard for them to digest.

The stomach capacity of a newborn is about 50 ml kg usually a single kitten absorbes about 10 20 ml of milk so the concentration of the replacement milk is essential to meet the kitten s needs. If you kitten is sneezing continually or has sneezing. Sometimes if the head is tilted too far back when feeding the kitten can aspirate milk. Of course newborns can also simply get sick.

He is probably around 6 or 7 days old. There are all sorts of reasons for sneezing kittens. It is when a kitten starts to sneeze all the time that there might be cause for concern. He was fine yesterday being active and drinking his milk but today he started sneezing and acting really restless.

When the kittens are 1 2 weeks old bottle feed the kittens every 1 2 hours with a commercial milk replacer formula. Consult a vet immediately if respiratory symptoms arise and get the kitten on an antibiotic. To prevent aspiration feed in the proper belly down posture and never squeeze formula forcefully down a kitten s throat. If the bottle is squeezed this results in forcing milk into the mouth.

If aspiration does happen stop feeding and help the kitten sneeze out the formula. The head should not be tilted back any more than just above a horizontal position to get the milk in the bottle to the teat. Whether the little muffin has been adopted from a shelter purchased from a breeder or found and rescued as a feral kitten on the street kittens often develop a sneeze. Why is my newborn kitten sneezing.

A kitten sneeze in itself is perfectly harmless. Sneezing is usually a sign of upper respiratory disease. Obiviously he doesn t have his mother s milk to help him immune system.